The second stage of the Tendon Changing Martial Tournament had arrived, and now the real spectacle was about to begin.
Though some factions might have held back their strongest disciples among those in the Tendon Changing and Bone Forging realms who had come to compete, the contestants were still among the best.
They represented the top tier of their sects' younger generation.
And those competing in the second stage were, without a doubt, the best of the best among the Four Sects' contestants.
There was no question that this stage would be highly competitive.
The eyes of everyone from the Four Sects converged on the center of the Competition Platform. Even the Bone Forging matches had temporarily come to a halt.
Everyone understood that this was the fiercest showdown among the Tendon Changing experts in Kuishan County:
Rain Sword Sect's "Jade-Faced Tiger" Yang Ning versus Daoyi Sect's "Fast Silver Blade" Zuo Qi.
Yang Ning strode slowly onto the platform, his face covered by the White Jade Mask. Its cool touch instantly cleared his mind.
He reached out and gripped the hilt of the Storm Blade. The Black Scale Soft Armor around his waist quietly molded itself to his body, forming a hidden layer of scale-like defense.
The wooden beads of the "Ghost Abacus," which he had obtained from Chen Qi, rested quietly on his right wrist, swaying faintly with each step.
The Storm Blade hummed softly in its scabbard, its gray-green blade faintly glimmering with the light of qi and blood.
Zuo Qi had also taken the platform. He was still dressed in a plain white short jacket, and the scabbard of the narrow-blade saber on his back shimmered faintly with silver light. It was no ordinary weapon.
His gaze was sharp as he fixed it on Yang Ning, the